GO GO GO NANOWRIMO!

Sino kasali sa NaNoWriMo this year? Sana umabot ako sa 50,000 mark. Hanggang Nov. 25 ang deadline ko e. Pero at least nakaka 1,000 words na ako, pero dapat 5,000 words kasi every weekend lang siguro ako makakapagtype. :(

SUPER DUPER STICKY NOTES! ~anime style~

I. Release Dates of the Much-Awaited Singles...
1) Soukyuu no SUKOA ~ the score in blue ~ (stella quintet +)
May 27, 2009
2) Again (Yui) - June 3, 2009?
3) Uso (SID) - April 29, 2009


II. Anime to watch for the summer...
1) Katekyo Hitman Reborn! - I should stop skipping episodes...
2) La Corda d'Oro ~Secondo Passo~ - DUH...
3) Monochrome Factor
4) Nabari no Ou
5) Pandora Hearts
6) Persona ~trinity soul~
7) Neo Angelique Abyss - not sure if I'll finish this, though...This is one GIRLY GIRL show...
8) Ristorante Paradiso - now THIS is INTERESTING...
9) East of Eden
10) Axis Powers Hetalia - I need some comic relief. Oh, and I've fallen in love with Japan (Kiku Honda). He should be the star of the show, dattebayo! XD
11) Natsume Yuujinchou - need to finish this! And I need the manga too!
12) Zoku Natsume Yuujinchou - Ditto.
13) Zombie Loan
14) Kyou Kara Maou - Definitely! Need to finish that, and start on the OAV and the KKM R season.

I need opinions! ^___^ (Except for 1, 11, 12 and14 because it's a priority.) And more recommendations!

BTW, no one is allowed to rec xxxHolic. I'm watching it, but I'm stopping because I'm getting confused with the storylines and everything, although I worship and adore Doumeki x Watanuki. (It's all because of CLAMP, dammit...)

...uhm, I have some questions, though...
a) Is Ookiku Furikabutte (Big Windup!) worth the headache?
b) Do I need to watch the whole FMA and the Conqueror of Shamballa movie to be able to understand FMA Brotherhood?

I've compiled a sort of list (to be updated every week or so) with my book requests. :P Some probably are out of print and some are coming soon, but that won't stop me, right? So here they are...

• Misselthwaite/Return to the Secret Garden [Susan Moody]


• Ender's Shadow [Orson Scott Card]


• Greenwitch [Susan Cooper]


• Black Dawn (Night World #8) [L.J. Smith]


• Sunshine [Robin McKinley]


• The Night Dance (A Retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses) [Suzanne Weyn]


• The Wild Orchid (A Retelling of the Ballad of Mulan) [Cameron Dokey] ---> can't wait for February!


• Deep Wizardry (Young Wizards #2) [Diane Duane]


• High Wizardry (Young Wizards #3) [Diane Duane]


• The Wizard's Dilemma (Young Wizards #5) [Diane Duane]


• A Wizard Alone (Young Wizards #6) [Diane Duane]


• Wizard's Holiday (Young Wizards #7) [Diane Duane]


• Wizards at War (Young Wizards #8) [Diane Duane]


• A Wizard of Mars (Young Wizards #9) [Diane Duane]


• The Blue Sword [Robin McKinley]

Whew! Is that too much?

If you guys notice, all of the books (except for number 1 and 2) are of the fantasy genre. I am beginning to get addicted to that, ever since Howl's Moving Castle.

Annie's JUNG TYPOLOGY TEST
Take your own test!

So I took the test.

And my result is...

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Your Type is
INFP

Introverted	Intuitive	Feeling	Perceiving
Strength of the preferences %
44	12	50	11

INFP type description by D.Keirsey

The Portait of the Healer (INFP)

Healer Idealists are abstract in thought and speech, cooperative in striving for their ends, and investigative and attentive in their interpersonal relations. Healer present a seemingly tranquil, and noticiably pleasant face to the world, and though to all appearances they might seem reserved, and even shy, on the inside they are anything but reserved, having a capacity for caring not always found in other types. They care deeply-indeed, passionately-about a few special persons or a favorite cause, and their fervent aim is to bring peace and integrity to their loved ones and the world.

Healers have a profound sense of idealism derived from a strong personal morality, and they conceive of the world as an ethical, honorable place. Indeed, to understand Healers, we must understand their idealism as almost boundless and selfless, inspiring them to make extraordinary sacrifices for someone or something they believe in. The Healer is the Prince or Princess of fairytale, the King's Champion or Defender of the Faith, like Sir Galahad or Joan of Arc. Healers are found in only 1 percent of the general population, although, at times, their idealism leaves them feeling even more isolated from the rest of humanity.

Healers seek unity in their lives, unity of body and mind, emotions and intellect, perhaps because they are likely to have a sense of inner division threaded through their lives, which comes from their often unhappy childhood. Healers live a fantasy-filled childhood, which, unfortunately, is discouraged or even punished by many parents. In a practical-minded family, required by their parents to be sociable and industrious in concrete ways, and also given down-to-earth siblings who conform to these parental expectations, Healers come to see themselves as ugly ducklings. Other types usually shrug off parental expectations that do not fit them, but not the Healers. Wishing to please their parents and siblings, but not knowing quite how to do it, they try to hide their differences, believing they are bad to be so fanciful, so unlike their more solid brothers and sisters. They wonder, some of them for the rest of their lives, whether they are OK. They are quite OK, just different from the rest of their family-swans reared in a family of ducks. Even so, to realize and really believe this is not easy for them. Deeply committed to the positive and the good, yet taught to believe there is evil in them, Healers can come to develop a certain fascination with the problem of good and evil, sacred and profane. Healers are drawn toward purity, but can become engrossed with the profane, continuously on the lookout for the wickedness that lurks within them. Then, when Healers believe thay have yielded to an impure temptation, they may be given to acts of self-sacrifice in atonement. Others seldom detect this inner turmoil, however, for the struggle between good and evil is within the Healer, who does not feel compelled to make the issue public.

Princess Diana, Richard Gere, Audrey Hephurn, Albert Schweiter, George Orwell, Karen Armstrong, Aldous Huxley, Mia Farrow", and Isabel Meyers are examples of a Healer Idealists.

INFP CAREER CHOICES:

Social Service
Counseling
Religious Education
Education
Humanities
Web Design
Musician
Literature/Writer
Archaeology
Psychology/Psychotherapist

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Wow. I do see LITERATURE on the career choices.

(This post will be edited for more snarky comments and such. I'm just posting the result so I could save it.)

And here we are again... (we'll be crossposting again @ the ff: lj, multiply and (probably) friendster)

Okay, it's been about 6 months since I've been employed, and I'm nearing "regularization" status (if there is such a thing, of course). Intimate acquaintances would know the reason why I suddenly took a job without thinking things through, and that is for one reason - I'm broke, and I need an alternate source of money wherein I don't have to depend on my parents (step 1 in reestablishing independence).

Wait a minute...this post wasn't intended to bitch about the labor force. This was supposed to be a New Year's thing post and upcoming plans.

Anyway...to sum up the previous year (2007), here's what happened (in bullet points):
* Failed the final phase of our college thesis (Mad and I). We got up after bitching about the whole issue (with a bazillion tears on my part, by the way) and we passed
* I GOT EMPLOYED. AT TELUS INTERNATIONAL. AS A TECH REP. HIRE DATE WAS JULY 16 2007.
* I finally graduated!!! ...which is something I'm not really that happy about. Yes, I got my diploma. Yes, my parents attended the ceremony. But no, I graduated because I HAVE TO. I mean...well, that's over. So goodbye.
* I got endorsed to Operations here at Telus International, so my entire life is basically WORK. And bitching about it, of course.
* Christmas, and the whole New Year fiasco (which got resolved, naturally.)

So, not an eventful year, actually. I wasn't able to take the JLPT LEVEL 2 exam, I didn't go straight to my MBA, I didn't snag a boyfriend, I wasn't able to go abroad, yadda yadda yadda. But hey. One thing I liked about this whole freaking year was that I got a job, and I have spending money. SPENDING MONEY THAT I WORKED HARD FOR.

All right, so plans for the next year?
* Take the Civil Service Commission exam this March so I could go work at DFA. (For my future career path)
* Get more hobbies! (i.e. write short stories, do beadwork, design websites, etc.)
* Check out MBA programs here (DLSU, ADMU, etc.) ---> as ordered by my father
* Check out also the available scholarship offers abroad. (preferably in Japan) ---> because I want to.
* Take refresher courses so I can still retain what information I should remember. This means I need to check out books and stuff related to my branch of studies.
* In the future...take the Level 2 JLPT Exam, of course.
* Work as an intern (or whatever...)
* Take a freaking vacation! (Now that I graduated and got a job on my first try of applying for one, I do deserve it, don't I?)

Another part of my plan is to keep in touch with people that matter most. One thing I've learned is that I can distance myself from other people and survive the experience emotionally, but it's pointless to do that and go hankering after the same people I've decided not to get attached to. So there. I'm going to try my best not to be a cold and heartless bitch, and try my best as well not to get TOO ATTACHED that I can't let go of people when I need to.

And that's it folks, happy new year to you.

[ PLAYLIST :: Bump of Chicken - Mayday ]

I think I've fallen in love with Tribal Wars.

It runs on the same grounds as Command and Conquer, Age of Empires and Civilization. Basically, all you have to do is to build your village/kingdom and establish an army, and go off acquiring more territories by fighting with other people.

(Thanks to the people who first introduced me to Tribal Wars, by the way...)

Anyway, all I do while I'm surfing on the Internet is to download music (Japanese albums and singles) and read some scanlated manga. I think I'll finish Bijuu ga Yajuu because it's interesting.

And nope, I don't have anything interesting to rant/rave about. I'm very tired from doing hospital duty for my sick aunt. My new work schedule is also very demanding, but that's okay.

I just want to sleep and sleep and sleep.

There's this certain "E" word that I've been dreading ever since I got to do certain things that were commended by people. The reason why is because when you become a success in something (or many things, even), this "E" word creeps in and somewhat adds the bitter flavor in your accomplishments.

I don't know if this is the same case with other people, but I think most do know what I'm talking about.

This is why I want to forget everything and just drift along. This is what's happening to me recently. All the dreams and goals that I want to accomplish vanished, and I'm left with this blank sheet and a baker's dozen of questions. On a dramatic scale, I'm left with nothing but bits and pieces of the Dark Side of the Force - anger, fear, malice...

I'm running out of the energy I had before all these weird things happened. Before, I had this belief that I can do anything I want. I had clear goals in mind, I have plans, I was organized... Now, it seems like nothing is happening. I don't know what I want to do anymore, and this is terrible because without knowing what I want to have and what I want to happen, I wouldn't have the will, passion and the energy to pursue those things further. I wouldn't have anything left in me, period.

Is this what I gained from seventeen years of going to school? What have I learned?